US Foods

Illinois
Food and Staples Retailing

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

US Foods has not publicly ended business relationships due to political or religious beliefs. It does not discriminate against religious groups, hires employees based on merit, and does not use its corporate power to externally support or advance ideological agendas that are hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, US Foods receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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US Foods has not publicly terminated business relationships due to political or religious beliefs.

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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US Foods limits its charitable donations to food banks and other organizations fighting hunger and food insecurity, as well as programs that support the advancement of culinary careers. US Foods does not prohibit donations to religious organizations that support US Foods’ mission (1).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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US Foods protects its employees from religious and viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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US Foods has hosted events that involve topics such as “Disrupting Bias.” The events were “company-wide,” although it is unclear if the events were mandatory for employees. US Foods also trained other employees to lead similar events at local levels (1).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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There are no publicly known instances of US Foods donating to ideological organizations that are hostile to freedom of expression.”(1). US Foods does partner with Kroger (2).

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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US Foods does not have a PAC. It has not lobbied for ideological agendas or policies (1)(2).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
March 23, 2023

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